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Your WC looks similiar to mine... I'm not sure if its the same cos its all wrapped up at my place now but I'll take a pic tmr cos the plumber will be coming to install... Baron doesnt have many models rite?

I have these 2 things done extra without me knowing also. 1) ID extended wardrobe till near the door to fit 4 doors instead of 3. Extend about 0.75ft. He didnt say anything about extra payment and I'm not going to pay extra too 2) Window guy installed one extra grill wrongly. I got ID to remove it and patch up everything.

Yes i removed it but littledevil is talking about aluminium wrappings instead of plastic. If done properly, the aluminium should stick nicely to each insulation tube and not trap water. The problem with my plastic was that it spreads out like a water catchment net!

Yeah it should help. But this can only be done easily during the install stage. Once installed it will be difficult to individually wrap them. So plan ahead!

Yup, though my ID is blur sometimes, he is willing to rectify and change till we're happy with no complaints. At least dont have to argue and get unhappy... I think my carpentry is already little compared to many of the other homes featured here! There're a lot of other things I would like to have like study tables, shelves, platform bed etc etc but no $$$ Anyway, carpentry should be completed by friday and plumber is coming on sat

Ongoing carpentry rectifications After listing out all my complaints to my ID, the rectification is going on right now... Popped by today to take a look at what they are doing... I wanted the TV console on the right side of the living room wall to allow for more walking space on the left. So today the workers tore down the entire feature wall + console in preparation for a shift. Before rectification - feature wall mounted smack in the middle of the living room wall Everything down! The ugly toilet vanity cabinet laminate has been replaced Now it look so much better. We really hated the previous laminate which made the wood look raw and untreated Before After - Carcass done. Doors will be done by end of week The MBR TV console was done without allowance for my curtain to move behind it. The carpenter agreed to tear down the whole thing and redo it. The laminates has to be redone due to the changes... Hope it turn out well. Before - Entire console mounted on the wall with no allowance for curtain Now - Removed the console, shift it out and pending redo laminate. The carpenters got the laminates for the guestroom all wrong!! They gave me a ghastly matt brown instead of the glossy white I wanted to complement the wood grain laminate. Now they have to remove the doors and redo the whole thing... Why cant they do it once and do it right Before - Wrong laminates Now - Doors removed to redo Other carpentry works done or ongoing The kitchen is currently still under construction. The main cabinets are up but the drawers, doors and solid top are still not done. So far the result looks ok and I like the ***** of my kitchen where the hob is going to be at a 45 degrees angle The coffee corner is also still under construction so hopefully can see something soon. View from kitchen entrance Sink and 45 degree hob area Coffee corner The shoe cabinet is completed and I think it can hold a lot of shoes. ID told me he will get the carpenter to open some small holes at the side to allow for the air inside to circulate. Shoe cabinet closed Shoe cabinet opened

Lucky dog... Has aircon to itself!!

Got mine at tradhub. Better to go to the store since u can see the real thing and the actual fabric colours.

Did u manage to shift it? I'm asking my ID to shift as well and he has to go access the situation tmr

Just came back from viewing the house... And I have a whole bag of complaints for the ID Lets talk about the problems first... 1) Firstly, we wanted the living room TV console and feature wall to be installed nearer to the right side of the wall besides the balcony. But the workers installed it in the middle of the wall and as a result I think the walking space on the left side of the hall is reduced. Their reason was that they wanted to align the console with my ceiling fan which I find was an acceptable reason. However, I've asked the ID to follow the 3D diagram and shift the console. 2) Next, the guestroom wardrobe doors are done in a wrong laminate colour!! Instead of glossy white, they used a matt light brown which was way off the 3D. Again, ID has to rectify this... 3) Then, MBR TV console was installed without allowance for curtains which we specifically asked for. ID says he forgot... So will give him a chance to rectify it. 4) Finally, we were disappointed with the MBR vanity laminate... We find it quite ugly ID says he will take a look tmr but I'm going to insist he change it. To be fair to him, we chose the laminate but it looked better as a small piece than as a whole thing Ugly MBR vanity laminate Now for some of the good... 1) Though the positioning is off, the living rm TV console is pretty well done up with hidden holes for future expansion of appliances... 2) The bomb shelter feature wall is also done up nicely as expected... Bomb shelter feature 3) The Mrs love the large shoe cabinet with lots (and I do mean lots!) of shelves... Think can fit in 50 pairs of shoes inside! Shoe cabinet Kitchen is still undergoing installation but looks ok from what I see... The rest of the kitchen should be up by wed... So we met with our first big headache during this reno and were naturally angry and frustrated. But luckily, when we complained to him, Max promised to look into it and rectify the problems... Hopefully will turn out fine... Some of the problems we really cant live with it

I ordered the Thorkell 3 seater in April and its coming in Sept. Took the cheapest price with one extra cover free. Think for this price and quality, it is value for money but you must be willing to wait. Service wise is pretty good so far and I'm going down to confirm the colours of the covers soon as they said there're some new arrivals recently. What model did u guys order?

The serta models at department stores and the boutique are different. They do it this way so u cant price compare.

Wow, ID just called me and says that they sent in many workers today and that my carpentry can be 90% installed today :) So efficient... Think I will pop by tonight to see see... The remaining ones will be my kitchen top cabinet which will be installed on wed since I want to personally direct them in fixing the cabinet lighting.

Yeah... Finally in the last stretch... The project has overrun by a few weeks (mostly due to revision of designs and 3D etc) Hopefully everything can be installed swee swee without needing much rectification Let me know when u post up pics of ur carpentry too...

Arrival of Carpentry When i opened the door today, I was pleasantly surprised to see that all the carpentry items have arrived and ready for installation this coming week We spent some time inspecting the stuff and identifying which piece is for which area in the house as they were all mixed up. Seems like a big jigsaw puzzle waiting to be pieced together. Got a glimse of some of the laminates we chose and were quite happy with what we saw. Hopefully they will all look good when installed. This picture shows one of the package we tore open to peek and we guess it is part of the shelter feature wall I guess we will be going down quite a few times this week to inspect the carpentry installation and will have a lot more pictures to post along the way. Toilet stuff will be installed next weekend, followed by painting of 2nd coat, chemical washing and final touch up. So I guess the place will be ready for handover in 2 weeks time.

Aircon DIY Update After much consideration, I removed the plastic film I used last week and replaced it with a reflective sunshade that was left unused in my car for some time. I think this is a better method at preventing the insulation from being exposed to sunlight. The sunshade is designed for prolonged use in the sun so will be able to withstand the heat. Hopefully, this will help slow down the wear and tear in the exposed insulations. So any comments on this one?

Aircon DIY Update After much consideration, I removed the plastic film I used last week and replaced it with a reflective sunshade that was left unused in my car for some time. I think this is a better method at preventing the insulation from being exposed to sunlight. The sunshade is designed for prolonged use in the sun so will be able to withstand the heat. Hopefully, this will help slow down the wear and tear in the exposed insulations. So any comments on this one?

Today I bought the Duro Master System lock set. It comes with a lock for the main gate, a replacement lock for the main wooden door and the letter box. The main reason I got this is I can open all 3 with one single key No more carrying 3 different keys for the 3 locks... Can reduce the size of my keychain significantly Had been eyeing it for a long time and finally got it cos I found that the price is the same everywhere and there's a free water filter with this set so went ahead and got it. To those who have gotten this set before, can I know that in addition to the keyhole thing for the wooden door, is there supposed to be the round covering also? Or am I supposed to reuse the existing round covering?

Skywolf, where did u buy your kitchen bars and baskets in the end? How much? My kitchen is coming up next week so need to start looking for these...

The Ikea annual sale starts today and ends on 27 Jul. Anyone already been there? Can update if everything is on sale or only selected items? What kind of discounts are we looking at? I just bought some things there last weekend and now they have a sale

How much is the first one? I saw something similiar before at sofaalab, a company by massimo. They have a lot of fabrics and I think some looks similiar to the one in your pic. Price is $898 to $1398 depending on the delivery date. Oh ya, they sell the pillows too The pic may not look great (thats what we thought too) but the real thing looks better and all their sofa are of a certain quality... Best thing is cheap la.

That was one of my concern also but after the panels were up, we realised the gap between the metal and the glass is very small. Things like lego blocks and anything from inside the house cant be stuffed inside cos the frame of the window has been fixed on top of the railing of the metal piece. Only very very small objects flying into the gap from outside will get lodged inside. I'm on a high floor so there wont be leaves also. The only things I can think of are dead insects and dust etc... And the only way to clean is to spray water with high pressure hose during rainy day

I think price quite close la. But I signed 2 package so I took both Of cos can... Ask for anything u can think of... They may not give all but at least you will get some... Thats what I did anyway... Seems like some of the package price has inched up a bit since the time when I signed back in March. Another result of inflation

No wonder the 3D drawing style seems familiar Anyway, you got the same toilet, kitchen, bedrooms and downlights as me... Seems like a lot of us choose similiar lightings.

Which ID firm is doing your place? Nice view you have!